UNIFIPA

What UNIFIPA does

UNIFIPA (Centro Universitário Padre Albino) is a private, nonprofit higher education institution located in Catanduva, in the northwest region of São Paulo state, Brazil. It is operated by Fundação Padre Albino, a nonprofit foundation established in 1926 that is approaching its centennial in 2026. UNIFIPA serves individual students — both on-campus and distance learners — as well as medical residents, offering 11 undergraduate programs (delivered on-campus and via EAD), a portfolio of postgraduate specialization courses, and 14 medical residency specialties. The medical residency programs are integrated with the foundation's affiliated hospitals (Hospital Padre Albino and Hospital Emílio Carlos), enabling a clinical training pipeline.

The institution holds the maximum MEC (Ministry of Education) concept score of 5/5 and has produced more than 20,000 alumni over its 50+ year operating history. Its technology stack is built entirely on third-party platforms: Moodle as the learning management system, TOTVS Student Portal for student information, Grupo A's Platform A+ as the learning experience platform (LXP), and Blackboard for additional delivery. Research activity is funded through CNPq and concentrated in the medical school (FAMECA). The institution also operates the EDUPA publishing house for educational content and runs K-12 programs through Colégio Padre Albino as part of the broader foundation.

The business model relies primarily on tuition revenue from undergraduate, EAD, and postgraduate students, supplemented by funding tied to medical residency programs and clinical training affiliations. International partnerships with Cambridge, IFMSA-FAMECA, Faubai, Coil, and IE-Exchange support student and faculty mobility. As a nonprofit within a foundation structure, UNIFIPA does not pursue equity funding, M&A, or IPO activity; capital allocation and reinvestment are governed by the foundation's mission rather than external shareholders. No public revenue disclosure is available.

Name

UNIFIPA

Legal name

Centro Universitário Padre Albino

Website

https://unifipa.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UNIFIPA is a private, nonprofit Brazilian university center in Catanduva, São Paulo, operated by Fundação Padre Albino. It serves individual students and medical residents through 11 undergraduate programs, postgraduate courses, and 14 medical residency specialties tied to its affiliated hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Services (611), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Healthcare & Nursing Universities (Allied Health, RN-to-BSN, etc.) (EDAHALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicine & Allied Health (Clinical) (EDAGABAG), Study Abroad Credit Transfer, Transcript & Academic Advising Services (EDAIAAAI), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Medical residency training
• Distance learning programs
• Academic research centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Catanduva

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate tuition payments from enrolled students. The university offers 11 undergraduate programs (on-campus and EAD) and multiple postgraduate courses.
2. Research Grants: Funding received through CNPq and other research funding agencies for scientific research programs, including pre-scientific initiation scholarships.
3. Short Courses and Continuing Education: Revenue from free courses (cursos livres) and professional development offerings outside the regular degree programs.
4. Medical Residency Programs: Specialized medical training programs generating revenue through hospital partnerships and associated healthcare services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UNIFIPA is a private Brazilian university center delivering undergraduate, postgraduate, and medical residency education across health sciences, law, exact sciences, and humanities. It operates 11 on-campus undergraduate programs (including Medicine, Law, Administration, Nursing, Pharmacy, Psychology, Biomedicine), one EAD Technology in HR Management program, four postgraduate specializations, and 13 medical residency specialties. Educational delivery is supported by integrated digital platforms (Moodle LMS, TOTVS student portal, Plataforma A+ LXP, Blackboard, and EduConnect mobile app) and a publishing house (EDUPA) producing academic journals and medical residency technical manuals.

Product overview

UNIFIPA (Centro Universitário Padre Albino) is a private Brazilian university offering undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and medical residency programs. The institution's core educational services include a TOTVS-based student portal (Portal do Aluno) for academic and financial management, the Moodle LMS and Plataforma A+ (LXP) for course delivery, and the Blackboard platform for distance education programs. Supporting these are the Educonnect mobile app and the Editora Universitária Padre Albino (EDUPA) publishing house, which produces academic journals (Direito e Sociedade, Corpo e Movimento) and technical medical residency manuals across multiple specialties. The portfolio is structured as a unified educational platform with integrated digital learning tools rather than discrete software product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FAMECA: Faculty of Medical Sciences of Catanduva - medical education division
• Educonnect
• PAS
• APCore

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs (On-Campus) Eleven bachelor's degree programs delivered on campus: Administration, Biomedicine, Law, Physical Education, Nursing, Agronomic Engineering, Pharmacy, Speech Therapy, Medicine, Pedagogy, and Psychology. Targeted at high school graduates and transfer students in the São Paulo state region.
• EAD Distance Learning Program - HR Management Technology Distance learning (EAD) technology degree in HR Management delivered through the Blackboard platform, designed for remote students seeking flexible enrollment in higher education.
• Postgraduate Specializations Four postgraduate specialization courses: Business Management with emphasis on Controllership and Financial Management, Notary and Registry Law, Intensive Care Nursing, and Community Health Management with emphasis on Primary Care. Targeted at mid-career professionals seeking advanced qualifications.
• Medical Residency Programs Thirteen medical residency specialties delivered through hospital partnerships: Anesthesiology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Intensive Care Medicine, Neonatology, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Family and Community Medicine, and Pediatric Intensive Care. Targeted at medical school graduates pursuing specialized clinical training.
• Editora Universitária Padre Albino (EDUPA) Academic Publications University publishing house producing academic journals (Direito e Sociedade, Corpo e Movimento), administrative publications, conference proceedings (Anais), and technical manuals for medical residents across 14 specialties. Provides original academic content for the university community.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000+ students formed/alumni

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cambridge Assessment EnglishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational English language certification partnership providing students with internationally recognized English proficiency credentials and assessment services.
• IFMSA-FAMECAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Federation of Medical Students' Associations partnership supporting medical student exchange, research collaboration, and professional development in medicine.
• Faubai (Associação Brasileira de Educação Internacional)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Association for International Education membership facilitating international exchange programs and partnerships with foreign institutions.
• IE-ExchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational education exchange platform facilitating student mobility and cross-border academic collaborations.
• CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)coreOthersBrazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development provides research grants and scholarships supporting scientific initiation programs and research projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Centro Universitário Toledo (UNITOLEDO): Private university center in Araçatuba, São Paulo state, with similar institutional size, multi-program structure including health and law programs, and comparable regional positioning in interior São Paulo. Represents a similar peer archetype to UNIFIPA in scale and regulatory classification.
• Uni-FACEF (Centro Universitário Municipal de Franca): University center serving the Franca region in northeastern São Paulo state with similar scale, multi-program structure, and emphasis on health and human sciences. Closely comparable in size and regional strategy to UNIFIPA's Catanduva positioning.
• UNOESTE (Universidade do Oeste Paulista): Private university in Presidente Prudente, western São Paulo state, with a similar regional positioning, health-sciences emphasis (including Medicine), and multi-program portfolio. Comparable in scale and geographic strategy to UNIFIPA, serving the interior São Paulo market with comparable MEC standing.
• UNAERP (Universidade de Ribeirão Preto): Private university in Ribeirão Preto with a strong medical and health sciences portfolio including medical residency programs. Operates in interior São Paulo with a comparable institutional profile to UNIFIPA, including similar MEC regulatory standing and regional student catchment.

Emerging players

• FUNECE (Fundação Educacional de Cefet) / Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva (FAMECA historical): Historical FAMECA brand, now integrated into UNIFIPA, represents the medical education lineage that competes with newer entrants in Catanduva-region medical education. Worth noting as the historical marker for UNIFIPA's medical program credibility in regional market positioning.

Others

• Grupo A Education: Brazilian education group that provides the Plataforma A+ (LXP) used by UNIFIPA for online and hybrid course delivery. Functions as a technology and content partner to UNIFIPA rather than a direct competitor, but is an ecosystem participant whose strategic direction shapes UNIFIPA's EAD capability roadmap.

Broad incumbents

• Anhembi Morumbi: Premium private university in São Paulo with strong health sciences programs and significant EAD presence. Competes with UNIFIPA particularly in Medicine, Nursing, and Biomedical Sciences, and represents the more urbanized, internationally-positioned benchmark against which UNIFIPA's regional positioning is measured.
• Universidade Paulista (UNIP): Large private university with broad multi-campus presence across São Paulo state and extensive EAD offerings, including health programs (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy). Directly competes with UNIFIPA for the same student segments and represents the benchmark for scale-driven cost structure in Brazilian private higher education.
• UNINOVE: One of the largest private universities in São Paulo, offering undergraduate, graduate, and EAD programs across health, law, and business — same target segments as UNIFIPA but at significantly greater scale and with national EAD reach, making it the dominant private-sector competitor for Catanduva-region students seeking urban alternatives.

Regional players

• FAMEMA (Faculdade de Medicina de Marília): Public medical school in Marília, São Paulo state, with strong medical residency programs across multiple specialties. While public rather than private, FAMEMA is the closest regional comparable to UNIFIPA's FAMECA medical division in terms of specialty offerings and geographic catch for medical students in interior São Paulo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/UnifipaCatanduva
• Facebookfacebook.com/unifipa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/unifipa
• Instagraminstagram.com/unifipa

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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